South County Athletic Association (SCAA) has youth sports programs in the Lorton / Springfield VA area for football, soccer, cheerleading, lacrosse, basketball, field hockey, wresting, volleyball, and track.

The table below reflects the new weight classes and weights. Changes from last year are highligted in RED.

Age

Team

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

AB

UNL

90

55

80LB

100

90

85

80

90LB

110

100

95

90

100LB

120

110

105

100

115LB

UNL (135)

125

120

115

130LB

UNL (150)

140

135

130**

155LB

UNL (175)

UNL (165)

160

155***

** Participants in the 130lb weight class cannot turn 16 years of age before Dec 31 (previously Oct 1) for the upcoming year.

*** Participants in the 155lb weight class cannot turn 17 years of age before Dec 31(previously Oct 1)) for the upcoming year

Only youth between the ages of 7 and 16 years of age and who weigh at least 40 pounds may participate in the FCYFL, except players in the 80lb weight group and above must weigh at least 56 pounds. All youth shall play in the Age/Weight Division that they are eligible for. There will be no waivers.

Commissioners are responsible for checking birth dates and weights at club registration and the official FCYFL Weigh-In. For example, a 10 year old will play in the 90lb group if he weighs from 86 to 100 pounds. He may not play in the 100lb group unless he weighs between 101 pounds to 120 pounds.

For purpose of eligibility in the various Age/Weight Divisions, a players age on October 1 of the current year will determine his football age, except for the 130lb (15 yr olds) and 155lb (16 year olds) weight classes as noted above. Example: A youth who becomes 10 years old on or before October 1 will play as a 10 year old. A youth who becomes 10 at any time after October 1st of the current year will play as a 9-year-old.

Identification and verification

Each player must obtain a Player Identification Card. The card will be required as an official player identification at all FCYFL Weigh-Ins, and upon demand by the FCYFL Standards and Rules Committee pursuant to the execution of the Committee's official duties.

Player Identification Card shall be the sole allowable proof of age in determining a player's eligibility.

Initial Eligibility Requirements

Accepted Player Identification Cards

Commonwealth of Virginia Identification Card as issued by the Virginia
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Issue date must be within five (5)
years of December 1st of current calendar year. Card must display the
player's photograph, date of birth, date of issue and signature of player or
printed first/last names of those players under ten (10) years of age.
Cards are available from all Virginia DMV Offices at a nominal charge.
Original birth certificate and social security card (or other DMV approved
identification) are required to obtain Identification Card.

Commonwealth of Virginia Learner's Permit as issued by the Virginia
DMV. Issue date must be within five (5) years of December 1st of current
calendar year. Card must display the player's photograph, date of birth,
date of issue and signature of player.

Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License as issued by the Virginia
DMV. Issue date must be within five (5) years of December 1st of current
calendar year. Card must display the player's photograph, date of birth,
date of issue and signature of player.

No other Identification Cards/Proof of Age are acceptable.

All identification cards must be valid, current, and issued within the time frame noted above.

Maintaining Eligibility

Identification Cards

All Player Identification Cards of eligible participants shall be maintained during the football season by the Player. All Player Identification Cards shall be available on demand from FCYFL Standards and Rules Committee members.

If at any time during the season, a protest is filed against a player, the Commissioner and Head Coach of the player against whom the protest has been lodged shall attend the FCYFL Standards and Rules Committee Meeting or Weigh-In, as specified, with the Player Identification Card.

Other Requirements and/or Rules

A player will have only one chance to make his weight. Once he steps on an official scale and is found to be overweight, he must move up to the proper higher weight class. A player who cannot move to a higher weight class, either because their league does not file a higher weight class team, or because they fall outside the boundaries of the weigh-in requirements for any class, may be allowed a second weigh-in at a time and place designated by the Standards and Rules Committee Vice-Chairman.

There will be no waivers for weight.

All players must be officially weighed in to become eligible for FCYFL competition.

All youth registered with one organization become a member of that organization's team roster at the time of his official Weigh-In and cannot be transferred to another organization's team during the football season and post-season.

No player wearing football gear will be allowed to weigh-in. Youth shall wear gym shorts or bathing suits at a minimum. Youth shall wear only one of each item of clothing as a maximum.

Late weigh-ins shall be conducted at a time and place to be announced, with a fee, per player, paid to FCYFL.

At no time during regular season may a player exceed the maximum weight gain over the allowable initial weight:

Weight Class Maximum Weight Gain

Class

Allowable Gain

AB

5

80lb

10

90lb

10

100lb

15

115lb

15

130lb

15

155lb

15

A player may play with only one organization and on only one team. The only exception to this rule shall be in the case of a player whose weight gain during any part of the season is in excess of that allowed. In this event, the player shall be move up to a team in the next higher weight class.

No youth may participate who is a member or who is trying out for an inter-scholastic football squad or any other organized tackle football team.

A player may rejoin a FCYFL team prior to its second game providing that he has registered and weighed in on the official dates and is not a member of an inter-scholastic or other organized football.